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Webster 1913 Edition


Tolerable

Tol′er-a-ble

,
Adj.
[L.
tolerabilis
: cf. F.
tolérable
. See
Tolerate
.]
1.
Capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
As may affect the earth with cold and heat
Scarce
tolerable
.
Milton.
2.
Moderately good or agreeable; not contemptible; not very excellent or pleasing, but such as can be borne or received without disgust, resentment, or opposition; passable;
as, a
tolerable
administration; a
tolerable
entertainment; a
tolerable
translation
.
Dryden.
Tol′er-a-ble-ness
,
Noun.
Tol′er-a-bly
,
adv.

Webster 1828 Edition


Tolerable

TOL'ERABLE

,
Adj.
[L. tolerabilis. See Tolerate.]
1.
That may be borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally. The cold in Canada is severe, but tolerable. The insults and indignities of our enemies are not tolerable.
It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city. Matt. 10.
2.
Moderately good or agreeable; not contemptible; not very excellent or pleasing, but such as can be borne or received without disgust, resentment or opposition; as a tolerable translation; a tolerable entertainment; a tolerable administration.

Definition 2024


tolérable

tolérable

See also: tolerable

French

Adjective

tolérable m, f (plural tolérables)

  1. tolerable (capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable)

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